Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-10-21
, THE PROHIBITION COLUMN.
HE THREE DUSTIN MS BE0YHER's
FACE, md SnOT THE BEIR

to say saloon frequenters themselves,
and they had been filing him up to
the brim with some of their precious
arguments. The "prohibition don't
prohibit one, as the NEST filing of all,
SO he came to me to ask if there was
not another side, for whats the good
of making such fuss" said he, and
turning the world half upside down If
it's to all end in frotb? ''Why you're
as green as my other young friend who
went oat hunting with his brothers,
two guns between three! After plod
ding away through thick brush Tor
hours, Dave says to Charley ~I'il take
a turn at carrying your gun, guess
you're kiud o tirel Of it" So Charley
hands his gun ovcr.- Another non@nt,
a shot was fired, and lis black lear
rolled over dead
Now that's just the kind Of dust the
traffic is throwing up in our eyes.
"Pity We should be wearing out our
lives over what doesn't pay, say tFey!
Guess they think we'll believe them,
and call halt, but we weren't bern yes
terday like you and Dawes brother
Charley. These people sing very
different tune to each ether. Just
listen while | read from BoAfort's
Wine and Spirit Circular, Feb. 18th.
"The retroyade moN ement in TIE trade
is due to prohibitory legislation. "
They then mention the states deter
mined to submit proLibilory amend
ments, (which, if they Lccomo laws,
will result in great loss OF accounts and
profitable trade, seriously interfering
with the consumption Of goods, .
The Chompion (liquor papel) spe ks
yet stronger The prohibition food
is now sweeping over every state in
the Union, threatening some Of them,
running others. II unlelahDes every
distillely, brewer, and shakes ike an
earthquake every liquor warehouse
and every salool in tie land DC"
Katzenmagen, Sec. L. !. Brewers As
sociation says (un,lor The rose Of
course) SIN Kansas tie prohibition
system has been in operation fer two
years, and all the brewers are ruined, -
nearly The same in Iowa, lie continues
''and consequently their political
power has been greatly diminished" "
To my surprise the young man went
off into peals of laughter which par
turbed me, just as l thought was
clinching the nail of yesterday. Kat
zsnmcgan, Katzenmcgan, what grand
name, entrails of cat, appropriate
isn't it, for it seems he can stomach
almost any thing! smiled, a young
ster fresh from college likes TO air the
modern languages he has learhod) and
answered: ''He thinks the prohibitions
lists, vermin made for him to devour,
while he remains monarch. Another
thing, he knows how to use bribes.
Unheard of taxes were being levied a
few weaks ago amongst the brethren,
in order to defeat the amendment in
Tennessee. With what effect we all
know by this time. They are about
to concentrate on poor Oregon now.
When will beasts of prey swoop down
like that; it is hard to withstand them.
Dollars is wonderful sop TO throw,
all-powerful to win, as mems morals
are made nowadays But let the pre-
hibition states speak for themselves,
or rather the old woman Of Maine, who
went to the drug store with her arm
bandaged up, to get an alcohol cam
phor prescription filled to battle ii
with. Next week she came again,
arm all bandaged UP, saying it was NJ
better, and so she wanted more. The
bandage removed, her arm was IS light
as the ether, it was her stomacl
cravcd the liquor. But yon don't fins
that to day ii Oregon, folks have to ban
dase their arms in order to get drink
The internal Revenue Statistics til.
the same tale as the old woman Th,
sum collected last year in Maine wa.
at the rate Of ( cents per head Of thc
population Whereas the average taz
in other and now prohibition st5ta.
was SIG per head. Governor Mar.
tin of Kansas and Governor Lara Der d
Iowa, (both o9jeetors to prohibition
when elected have been converted by
the solid facts and figures q their re-
spective states. La,r,bcr says: ''Tho
.jails in this district (the l2th) are
empty-the result of prollibitory law.
Martin says; The marvellous materia
growth of this state has been e4ualed
by its moral progress-the r,oh!litory
law is enforced as carefully and success
fully as that against horse stealing
murders, etc. But you who swear by
the OregOnian will quote the oracle
that the words of officials are never ts
be relied on, nor yet I suppose, oI
government statistics. He prefers,
know some obscure newspaper cores